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Research suggests neutron repulsion a major energy source

Research by an undergraduate chemistry student at the University of Missouri-Rolla may shed new light on where the Sun gets its energy. The research, published in the Journal of Fusion Energy, confirms...

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Chemist’s research named one of year’s top discoveries

A UMR chemistry professor’s development of a process to sort biologically potent, useful chemicals from their less useful and sometimes toxic counterparts is listed as one of the most important...

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UMR students tout new future for soybeans

If two University of Missouri-Rolla chemistry students have their way, soybeans will one day line Missouri’s highways — literally. Kylee Hyzer, a sophomore from Joilet, Ill., and Kyle Anderson, a...

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UMR chemist earns EPA award for "green" latex paint additive

University of Missouri-Rolla chemist Dr. Michael Van De Mark, director of the UMR Coatings Institute, received a Presidential Green Chemistry Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for his...

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Whitefield named chair of chemistry at UMR

Dr. Phil Whitefield, professor of chemistry at the University of Missouri-Rolla and director of the UMR Center of Excellence for Aerospace Particulate Research, has been named chair of the chemistry...

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Drinking water: make mine unleaded, says UMR chemist

The use of monochloramine to disinfect drinking water can cause harmful levels of lead in the water, says a University of Missouri-Rolla chemist. His research will be published in the May 15 issue of...

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Switzer wins ACS award

Dr. Jay A. Switzer, Donald L. Castleman Distinguished Professor of Chemistry at the University of Missouri-Rolla and a senior investigator in the UMR Materials Research Center, has won the 2006...

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UMR chemist is one of 15 to receive international Nano 50 award

Dr. Nicholas Leventis, professor of chemistry at the University of Missouri-Rolla, is one of 15 innovators included in the 2007 Nano 50 Awards presented by Nanotech Briefs magazine, the publication...

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Missouri S&T student receives 2008 Goldwater Scholarship

Brandi Clark, a junior in chemistry from Westervelt, Ill., was named a 2008 recipient of the Goldwater Scholarship. The scholarship covers the cost of tuition, fees, books and room and board up to a...

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S&T student, faculty members receive UM System President’s Awards

Two faculty members and a student from Missouri University of Science and Technology have been chosen to receive President’s Awards, the highest honor bestowed by the University of Missouri System, for...

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S&T researcher develops technique to detect breast cancer in urine

A Missouri University of Science and Technology researcher has developed a new screening method that uses urinalysis to diagnose breast cancer – and determine its severity – before it could be detected...

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S&T chemist earns DOE early career award

Dr. Richard Dawes, an assistant professor of chemistry at Missouri University of Science and Technology, has been selected to receive an Early Career Award from the U.S. Department of Energy through...

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S&T tapped to lead FAA Center of Excellence

Missouri University of Science and Technology is one of 16 universities chosen by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to form a new Air Transportation Center of Excellence (COE) for alternate jet...

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Switzer named AAAS Fellow

Dr. Jay A. Switzer, the Donald L. Castleman/Foundation for Chemical Research Professor of Discovery at Missouri S&T, has been named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of...

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13 important research stories of 2013

Robotic brains. Glass that can heal bones. A urine test to detect breast cancer. New insights into how Internet use could indicate depression. These were among the most notable advances in research...

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Plugging in to STEM

The following is adapted from the article Plugging In to STEM, by Karen Spring, which was published in the March 2014 issue of College Planning & Management Magazine and is used by permission. For...

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More S&T faculty members receive UM System President’s Awards

Two members of the Missouri University of Science and Technology chemistry faculty have been chosen to receive President’s Awards, the highest honor bestowed by the University of Missouri System, for...

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Missouri S&T student earns IGERT grant

A Ph.D. student from Missouri S&T will further his research in lithium-ion batteries through an Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) grant from the National Science...

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Missouri S&T student improving rural drinking water

A Ph.D. student from Missouri S&T is screening Missouri drinking water for common and emerging water contaminants and seeking new technologies to improve drinking water quality.

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Missouri S&T collaborates with PerkinElmer for nanoparticle research

The growing use of nanoparticles in consumer projects has raised concerns about their adverse effects on human health and the environment. A new technology being tested at Missouri University of...

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